Startup Director City Year Tulsa

Job Summary The Startup Director serves as the primary leader, external champion, and internal manager of the Startup Team. The role of the Startup Director of City Year Tulsa is to establish a new site and build a strong foundation from which the site can become a sustainable and results-driven institution in the Tulsa community. The Startup Director holds responsibility for the site’s performance and success in meeting critical performance metrics in advance of the site’s full launch and will facilitate the transition to a fully-operational site.

Reporting to a Regional Vice President at City Year Headquarters (HQ), the Startup Director will work closely with the New Site Development team to transition local stakeholder and championship relationship management. This role is a temporary position that will conclude once a permanent Executive Director has been hired and onboarded.

Responsibilities Responsibilities

 Meet the Phase III New Site Development Guideposts for new site authorization: -Recruit, select, and admit the founding year corps, meeting quality, quantity, and inclusivity goals. -Lead a strategic school R.F.P. process and select partner schools for the 2013- 2014 academic year in partnership with HQ - Secure and prepare office space -Transition the Founding Committee to a strong local site board of at least 10 members -Onboard the Executive Director

 Launch a pilot of the Whole School Whole Child model in two schools and cultivate partnerships to help achieve successful model implementation

 With the support of Headquarters, onboard and train startup staff and senior corps members  Effectively manage the $1.2 million Startup budget to within five percent of the expense budget  Secure additional private sector commitments to achieve 95% of revenue budget required for the first year of full operations (80% will have been secured by the launch of the startup team).  Identify and cultivate relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including the Startup Team, site board members, service partners, AmeriCorps, and private sector funders and sponsors to achieve impact goals.  Regularly coordinate with New Site Development team representatives to

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leverage their background knowledge of the market, transition stakeholder relationships, and to prepare for the final City Year Trustee vote to authorize a full site launch  Establish working relationships with and seek guidance and support from additional HQ department staff  Support preparation of AmeriCorps grant request (National Direct)

Qualifications  Outstanding leadership and management skills  At least 4 years of senior-level professional experience; multi-sector experience a plus (business, nonprofit, government)  Entrepreneurial spirit and ability to leverage broader organizational infrastructure and startup business process to establish City Year in a new market  Demonstrated success in overseeing a complex enterprise at a high level of responsibility  Proven skills and experience in fundraising and/or sales; ability to meet revenue goals  Outstanding relationship management skills; gravitas; ability to build relationships with senior level stakeholders  Ability to hire, develop, retain, inspire, and motivate a diverse, high performing staff  Ability and experience working in an entrepreneurial, dynamic organization  Outstanding written and oral communication, listening, and presentation skills  Experience managing a budget of at least $500K  Content knowledge of education and youth development  Established network in site’s city/region a plus

Education  Bachelor’s degree required  Advanced degree a plus, including a management degree (MBA, MPA)

Compensation Comprehensive benefits including health insurance, vacation days, holidays, & benefits parental leave, 401K, FSA, and more. Compensation commensurate with

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experience.

To apply Qualified applicants should send resume and references and submit by EMAIL ONLY to:

Elaine Mak Gold, Vice President of Talent Acquisition and Development Email: [email protected] Subject: City Year Tulsa, Startup Director Search

City Year is committed to a diverse workforce. Individuals from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

About Organization’s Mission and Goals City Year City Year is an education-focused, nonprofit organization that partners with public schools to help keep students in school and on track to graduate. In communities across the United States and through two international affiliates, City Year’s innovative public-private partnership brings together diverse teams of young AmeriCorps members who commit to a year of full-time service in schools. Corps members support students by focusing on attendance, behavior and course performance through in-class tutoring, mentoring and after school programs. This

year, more than 2,500 City Year corps members are serving in schools and communities nationwide.

City Year has been recognized by Charity Navigator, America's premier charity evaluator, as a four-star rated organization for its sound fiscal management and commitment to accountability and transparency for each of the last eight years. Only 1% of the organizations rated by Charity Navigator have received at least eight consecutive four-star evaluations. City Year is a five-time winner of Fast Company Social Capitalist Award and has been recognized in leading business and

management books including Built to Last and Forces for Good: The Six Practices

of High-Impact Nonprofits.

City Year was founded in 1988 with the idea that young people are an untapped resource to help solve this country’s pressing problems and in the process become more engaged citizens. Since then, City Year has established programs in 24 U.S. cities, including , , , Columbia, SC, Columbus, , , Jacksonville, Little Rock/North Little Rock, , Baton Rouge, , , , , , Orlando, Greater , , Sacramento, , San José/Silicon Valley, /King County, and , D.C., and international affiliates in , and , . City Year is a proud member of

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AmeriCorps.

City Year Service

As one of the fastest growing nonprofit organizations in the country, City Year is laser-focused on reducing the dropout crisis in America. Corps members provide a continuum of care working in third through ninth grade in America’s highest-need schools. Over the next decade, City Year will focus its growth in the communities with the lowest graduation rates by scaling its impact in the 23 U.S. cities where City Year corps members already serve, as well as expanding into carefully selected new markets. By tapping into the thousands of young people who are eager to serve, City Year can provide the extra people power in the classroom to help implement the right interventions for the right students at the right times.

City Year corps members accelerate whole school reform by helping schools implement research-based best practices by strengthening supports for tiered students, improving coordination of teaching and learning, increasing teacher effectiveness by allowing more time for differentiated instruction, and expanding and optimizing learning time with before- and after-school tutoring. As near- peers, corps members are uniquely able to help improve student attendance, behavior and coursework - which research confirms are indicators of a student's likelihood of graduating from high school. This school-based service is at the heart of City Year’s approach to helping students and schools succeed.

About City Year Tulsa City Year Tulsa

With leading support from Community Action Project along with Tulsa Public Schools, the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation, United Way and Kaiser Family Foundation for Tulsa, the local corporate community and a Founding Committee of local champions, City Year is launching its newest program in Tulsa as a critical component to improve its lowest performing schools. City Year is launching a startup team in Tulsa this fall, with pilot service in two Tulsa Public schools. City Year Tulsa will officially launch in five high-need schools in Fall of 2014.

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